Following the resignation of BJP leader BS Yeddiyurappa before facing the trust vote, Janata Dal (Secular) leader HD Kumaraswamy will take oath as Karnataka CM. As a show of unity with other regional parties, Kumaraswamy has invited a large number of opposition leaders to the ceremony. The Congress as well as other regional parties would like to see a united opposition take on the might of BJP in the 2019 Lok Sabha elections.